Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-08
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

Every livery and feed stable in town Is
full to over-t1owing.
George Martin and wife have returned
| after an absence of several weeks.
County Commissioner Harris and wife
expected to return home to-day but are
delayed by the storm:
| Mr.. Goodwin, the upper Belt creek
ranchman, will harvest 5000 bushels Of
grain this season-oats and wheat
Engineers Barclay and Griffith left for
the front this morning. Mr.. Barclay said
| that track-laying would doubtless 60 on
as usual to-day.
Engineer Watson reports that a start
| has been made on the Sand Coulee branch
| grade, but the work will be temporarily
| delayed ly the storm.
| A gentlemao who keeps record of such
| things informs US that the first snow storm
| last year was on the 4th OF September z
| month earlier than this.
Mr.. Gwynn of Belt creek has a potatoe
story. In digging six hills he took fifteen
potatoes that weighed three pounds each.
Belt creek seems TO be beating the record
on potatoes this year.
The storm has brought in all the engi-
neers Messrs. Barclay, Griffith and Wat
son are all at the Park, discussing the
weather and the prospects of camping out
in six inches of snow.
The people of upper Belt want shorter
road to Great Falls and it is claimed that
one can be laid out that will save dis
tance Of eight miles. This proposed road
would also be the natural one to Neihart.
L. G. Phelps, II. P. Rolfe and ethers
will leave for Fort Benton tomorrow aid
appear before the board of equalization on
the 10th to show cause why their assess
ment should not be uniustly raised by the
board
Isaac Manery desires to express his
thanks to A. E. Diekerman for a $40 check
in payment of the formers good services
with his water wagons on the night of the
fire. Although not expected, it was we'll
earned
W. D. Barclay, the well known Mani
toba engineer, is in the city to-day. He
is sskicking" good deal about this storm
as he expected to return east in two
weeks, but this spell of weather will de-
lay him.
The Benton coach due last evening did
HOT arrive uDltt Q O'GlUck llkts
being delayed by the storm. At o'clock
this morning the driver got lost almost
within sight of town and was compelled
to camp until day light.
W. J. Wharton, who had such narrow
escape on the occasion of the burning of
Mrs. Lewis lodging house, received some
bad burns about the head and hands and
will be unable to engage at any work for
some time. He estimates the loss of his
personal effects at $500
Mr.. Bernstein says: 81 approve of that
editorial about the Havens' case and
others who read it hold the same opinion.
There were no grounds for holding Ha
vens. A man who was at the trial told me
that in a murder case an experiment was
made on two dogs in regard to powder
burns. A shot fred near the skin caused
no burn while one fired two feet away
showed them"
Engineer Griffith will. l.locate permanent
lv at Great Falls after his work ON the
Manitoba is finished, which will be when
the road reaches this city. Mr.. Griffith
has had charge of engineering work ON the
Montana Central and Manitoba for year
and half past and has made splendid
record, winning golden opinions from his
superior officers. We will all be glad to
welcome Mr. Griffith as tone of u.s.